Fishing and trapping device.



No. 733,118. 7 PATENTED JULY 7, 1903 R. F. ARMSTRONG.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 7, 1903.

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ROBERT FRANCIS ARMSTRONG, OF EFFINGHAM, KANSAS.

P ss-Ne AND TRAPPING DEVICE.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,118, dated July'7, 1903 Application iiled September 4, 1902. Serial No. 122,064. LNomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, ROBERT FRANCIS ARM- STRONG, a citizen of the-UnitedStates, and a resident of Effingham, in the county of Atchison and Stateof Kansas, have invented a new.

and Improved Fishing and Trapping Device, of which the following is afull, clear, and ex act description.

This invention relates to a device for catching fish and small animals.

It is particularly adapted for use as a fishing appliance.

It relates to that general classin which av tripping or bait hook isprovided in conjunction with a number of impaling or snag hooks, whichare spring-actuated and released by the trip-hook to impale the fishwhen the bait is taken. 7

It involves certain novel features of construction and arrangement ofparts, which will be hereinafter set forth.

i This specification is an exact description of one example of myinvention, while the claims.

define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a view showing the device set. Fig. 2 is a view showing thedevice in active position. Fig. 3 is an edge View of thedevice, andFig.4 is a view of the side opposite that shown inFig. 2.

The device comprises a rigid longitudinally disposed shank a, adapted tohave its upper end connected with the line or other means for holding ordrawing the device. Near the upper portion of the shank a is fastenedthe retractile spring 1), and the lower end of this spring is connectedwith a link I), whichextends downward and carries at its lower end across-link c. To the ends of the link care connected links 0, and theselinks in turn shankof which is connected to mounted on the shank o. andhaving oppositely-projected arms e These arms 6 are adapted to engagehooked on the outer ends of the levers d when said levers are raised tothe position shown in Fig. 1 and to hold the levers in this positioncontrary to the action of the spring b.

In using the device the hook e is baited, and the levers d are thrownback to the position shown in Fig. l, whereupon the books 61 are engagedwith the arms 6 When the fish or other victim takes the bait on the book6, said hook is moved slightly downward, carrying with it the slide 6'and disengaging the arms e from the hooks d on the levers d; Thespring?) then exerts itself, and the hooks d are thrown forciblydownward and impale the victim, thus makingits escapeimpossible.

Various changes in the form and details of out departing from the spiritof myin'vention.

,Hence I consider myself en titled to all forms of the invention as maylie within the intent of my claims.

Having thus described claim as new and desire to Patent-.-

1. The combination of a shank, twoimpaling-hooks, two means swinging onthe shank and carrying the hooks, links connected to my invention, Isecure by Letters said means, a cross-link connected to the firstnamedlinks, a spring connected to said crosslink to actuate the hooks, aslide mounted and moving on the shank and having-a part coacting withsaid hook-carrying means, for the purpose specified, and a bait-holdingdevice connected to the slide.

2. The combination of a shank,two levers fulcrumed thereon,impaling-hooks carried by the lovers, a link connected to each lever, across-link connected to the first-named links, a spring attached to theshank and to the cross-link, a slide mounted on the shank, armsprojected out from the shank and removably engaged with the levers forthe purpose specified, and a bait-holding device connected to the slide.

3. The combination of a shank having a bifurcated lower end, leversfulcrumed respectively on said bifurcations, impalinghooks carried bythe levers, links connected a slide 2',

to'eachlever, a cross-link connecting the two "first-named links,aspring attached to the cross-link and extended upward alongside of theshank and joined thereto, a slide mounted on the shank, arms attached tothe slide and projecting 0ppositely respectively to engage the saidhook-' like portions of the lever, and a bait-holding 1 device inconnection with the slide.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT FRANCIS ARMSTRONG.

Witnesses:

CHAS. J. OoNLoN, JOHN P. ADAMS.

